Jill and I met yesterday at Mirth for PBC. We talked a little about the inquiries that go up to p. 24. I think the time estimate for the last one, How Do I Breathe, where you’re considering all the aspects of the breath, was a bit low. It’s a good exercise, because it forced me to put feelings into words and to consider things I hadn’t before, like origin of the breath and quality of the breath.
I’ve been either sitting or lying in the Effortless Rest position, but I’m going to experiment with some of the alternatives. My sister’s cat has been staying with us, which has made the prone position difficult. It’s pretty startling to have a cat jump on your chest during pranayama. Today I did the seated in a chair version.
I started a notebook to keep track of my observations as we go through the book. In the back, I’m keeping a list of reasons to do Pranayama. My first reason:
- My father died of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), commonly known as emphysema. His years-long struggle to breathe is a powerful incentive to keep my lungs strong.
The next chunk of the book we’ll do for next time is through p. 46. We decided that instead of every other week we would meet the second and fourth Sunday mornings of each month. That way we don’t have to wonder about dates, and it will make it easier for others to join us.
Yes! Join us! The book is The Breathing Book, by Donna Farhi. We meet at 8:45 am, 2nd & 4th Sundays of the month, at Mirth, 8th & N.H., Lawrence, KS.
Practice Notes 